Ziarat Of Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (As)
The ziarat of Aminullah is highly esteemed as is cited in all books of ziarat. In the word of `Allamah al-Majlisi, this form is the best in text and chain of authority. It is recommended to say it at all of the holy shrines.
Through considerable chain of authority, it is narrated on the authority of Jabir (ibn `Abdullah al-Ansari) on the authority of Imam al-Baqir (‘a) that Imam Zayn al-`Abidin (‘a), once, visited the holy tomb of Imam `Ali (‘a). He stood at the tomb, wept, and pronounced the following words:
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ، وَ حُجَّتَهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ، (السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ) ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ، وَ عَمِلْتَ بِكِتَابِهِ، وَ اتَّبَعْتَ سُنَنَ نَبِيِّهِ صلىاللهعليهوآله، حَتَّى دَعَاكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى جِوَارِهِ، فَقَبَضَكَ إِلَيْهِ بِاخْتِيَارِهِ، وَ أَلْزَمَ أَعْدَاءَكَ الْحُجَّةَ مَعَ مَا لَكَ مِنَ الْحُجَجِ الْبَالِغَةِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ نَفْسِي مُطْمَئِنَّةً بِقَدَرِكَ، رَاضِيَةً بِقَضَائِكَ، مُولَعَةً بِذِكْرِكَ وَ دُعَائِكَ، مُحِبَّةً لِصَفْوَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ، مَحْبُوبَةً فِي أَرْضِكَ وَ سَمَائِكَ، صَابِرَةً عَلَى نُزُولِ بَلائِكَ، [شَاكِرَةً لِفَوَاضِلِ نَعْمَائِكَ، ذَاكِرَةً لِسَوَابِغِ آلائِكَ] ، مُشْتَاقَةً إِلَى فَرْحَةِ لِقَائِكَ، مُتَزَوِّدَةً التَّقْوَى لِيَوْمِ جَزَائِكَ، مُسْتَنَّةً بِسُنَنِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ، مُفَارِقَةً لِأَخْلاقِ أَعْدَائِكَ، مَشْغُولَةً عَنِ الدُّنْيَا بِحَمْدِكَ وَ ثَنَائِكَ،
Peace be upon you, O trustee of Allah on His lands and argument of Allah against His servants. Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful. I bear witness that you strove for the sake of Allah as it ought to be striven, acted upon His Book, and followed the instructions of His Prophet, peace of Allah be upon him and his Household, until Allah called you to be in His vicinity. So, He grasped you to Him by His will and put your enemies under the claim although you have inclusive claims against all of His creatures. O Allah, (please do) cause my soul to be fully tranquil with Your decrees, satisfied with Your acts, fond of mentioning and praying to You, bearing love for the choicest of Your intimate servants, beloved in Your lands and heavens, steadfast against the affliction of Your tribulations, thankful for Your graceful bounties, always bearing in mind Your incessant gifts, longing for the gladness of meeting You, supplied with piety for the day of Your rewarding, pursuing the morals of Your intimate servants, quitting the conducts of Your enemies, and distracted from this world by praising and thanking You.
The Imam (‘a) then put his cheek on the tomb and said:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ قُلُوبَ الْمُخْبِتِينَ إِلَيْكَ وَالِهَةٌ، وَ سُبُلَ الرَّاغِبِينَ إِلَيْكَ شَارِعَةٌ، وَ أَعْلامَ الْقَاصِدِينَ إِلَيْكَ وَاضِحَةٌ، وَ أَفْئِدَةَ الْعَارِفِينَ مِنْكَ فَازِعَةِ، وَ أَصْوَاتَ الدَّاعِينَ إِلَيْكَ صَاعِدَةٌ، وَ أَبْوَابَ الْإِجَابَةِ لَهُمْ مُفَتَّحَةٌ، وَ دَعْوَةَ مَنْ نَاجَاكَ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ، وَ تَوْبَةَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيْكَ مَقْبُولَةٌ، وَ عَبْرَةَ مَنْ بَكَى مِنْ خَوْفِكَ مَرْحُومَةٌ، وَ الْإِغَاثَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَغَاثَ بِكَ مَوْجُودَةٌ [مَبْذُولَةٌ] ، وَ الْإِعَانَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَعَانَ بِكَ مَبْذُولَةٌ [مَوْجُودَةٌ] ، وَ عِدَاتِكَ لِعِبَادِكَ مُنْجَزَةٌ، وَ زَلَلَ مَنِ اسْتَقَالَكَ مُقَالَةٌ، وَ أَعْمَالَ الْعَامِلِينَ لَدَيْكَ مَحْفُوظَةٌ، وَ أَرْزَاقَكَ إِلَى الْخَلائِقِ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَازِلَةٌ، وَ عَوَائِدَ الْمَزِيدِ إِلَيْهِمْ وَاصِلَةٌ، وَ ذُنُوبَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ مَغْفُورَةٌ، وَ حَوَائِجَ خَلْقِكَ عِنْدَكَ مَقْضِيَّةٌ، وَ جَوَائِزَ السَّائِلِينَ عِنْدَكَ مُوَفَّرَةٌ، وَ عَوَائِدَ الْمَزِيدِ مُتَوَاتِرَةٌ، وَ مَوَائِدَ الْمُسْتَطْعِمِينَ مُعَدَّةٌ، وَ مَنَاهِلَ الظِّمَاءِ [لَدَيْكَ ] مُتْرَعَةٌ، اللَّهُمَّ فَاسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي، وَ اقْبَلْ ثَنَائِي، وَ اجْمَعْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أَوْلِيَائِي، بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ، إِنَّكَ وَلِيُّ نَعْمَائِي، وَ مُنْتَهَى مُنَايَ، وَ غَايَةُ رَجَائِي فِي مُنْقَلَبِي وَ مَثْوَايَ.
O Allah, the hearts of those humbling themselves to You are fascinated, the paths of those desiring for You are open, the sings of those directing to You are evident, the hearts of those having recognition of You are resorting to You, the voices of those beseeching You are mounting up to You, the doors of responding to them are wide open, the prayer of him who speaks to You confidentially is responded, the repentance of him who turns to You modestly is admitted, the tear of him who weeps on account of fear from You is compassionated, the aid of him who seeks Your aid is available, the help of him who seeks Your help is obtainable, Your promises to Your servants are fulfilled, the slips of him who implore You to excuse him are forgivable, the deeds of those who act for You are preserved, Your sustenance to the creatures are descending from You, Your gifts for further conferrals are reaching them, the sins of those imploring Your forgiveness are forgiven, the requests of Your creatures are granted by You, the prizes of those begging You are offered, Your gifts for further conferrals are uninterrupted, the dining tables for those seeking Your feeding are prepared, and the springs of quenching their thirst are brimful. O Allah, (so) respond to my prayer, accept my thanksgiving for You, and join me to my masters, [I beseech You] in the name of Muhammad, `Al¢, Fatimah, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn. You are verily the only source of my boons, the ultimate goal of my wishes, and the target of my hope in my recourses and settlement.
In the book of Kamil al-Ziarat, the following statements are added to this form of ziarat:
أَنْتَ إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي وَ مَوْلايَ، اغْفِرْ لِأَوْلِيَائِنَا، وَ كُفَّ عَنَّا أَعْدَاءَنَا، وَ اشْغَلْهُمْ عَنْ أَذَانَا، وَ أَظْهِرْ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ وَ اجْعَلْهَا الْعُلْيَا، وَ أَدْحِضْ كَلِمَةَ الْبَاطِلِ وَ اجْعَلْهَا السُّفْلَى، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ ءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
You are verily my God, Master, and Lord. (Please) forgive our friend, prevent our enemies against us, distract them from harming us, give prevalence to the Word of Truth and make it the supreme, and frustrate the word of falsehood and make it the lowliest. Verily, You have power over all things.
Imam al-Baqir (‘a) then added, “Indeed, any one of our adherents (Shi`ah) who pronounces these words at the tomb of Amir al-Mu'minin (As) or the tomb of one of the Imams (As) shall certainly have his prayer lifted up on a ladder of light, carrying the seal of the Holy Prophet’s ring, and it shall be kept so until it will be delivered to the Riser from Muhammad’s Household (namely, Imam al-Mahdi) who will receive the sayer of that prayer with good tidings, greetings, and honor.”
It is worth mentioning that the ziarat of Aminullah is considered one of the general forms of ziarat of Imam `Ali (As), one of the private forms of ziarat on the `« al-Ghadir Day, and one of the comprehensive forms of ziarat that can be said at all the shrines of the Holy Imams.
Wasa’il Al-Shi’a, vol. 14, p. 395
Bihar Al-Anwar (ed. - Beirut), vol. 97, p. 264
Kamel Al-Ziyarat, text, p. 39
